"A feature mimicking Apple's 'widgets' scheduled to appear in Microsoft's Windows Vista will also show in the current Windows XP operating system, a Vista product manager said. According to Sean Alexander, a group product manager with Microsoft, the so-called 'gadgets' in Vista will be produced for Windows XP as well." In related news, here are some new screenshots of the latest Office 12 build.

I like its implementation better than OS X's Dashboard, in fact... Konfabulator has totally conquered all of the computers I use. As soon as my wife saw the weather forecast widget, she asked to have it installed on her machine as well. :-)